United Way of Story County (UWSC) is continuously monitoring the changing landscape of human services needs in our communities. As we look to the next year, there will be the opportunity to expand and grow programs that will be beneficial to all living in Story County. With the beginning of another annual campaign, attention turns from identifying these needs to attracting financial support for the solutions.

The proven solutions for some of those anticipated requests and identified needs include:

• ExpansionofIowaReadingCorpstoincludefiveadditionalStoryCountyschoolsattheestimatedincreaseof$30,000.To support the tremendous work of educators in our state, Iowa Reading Corps places trained AmeriCorps members in qualifying elementary schools to provide research-based literacy tutoring to students in kindergarten through third grade who are below grade level in reading. Members serve full-time in their schools and provide targeted, one-on-one literacy tutoring to Reading Corps students for 20 minutes each school day. United Way of Story County supported six members in six elementary schools this past school year.

• ContinuationofWorkforceTrainingAcademy,apilotprograminitiallyfundedthroughendowmentearnings,atanestimated$15,000. The Workforce Training Academy is a new program to Story County and helps meet the employment needs of businesses in our communities plus increases the earning potential of participants. The program provides training to adults to help them become certified and connected to in-demand employment. The two certification programs that are being piloted include Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Construction Specialists. The goal of the program is to help individuals gather new skills in an effort to help them increase their earning potential and lead them on a path to self-sufficiency.

• ProvidingpartneragencieswithanevaluationtoolandtrainingthatwillbetterinformUWSC’sworkatanestimated$20,000. It is important that we understand and document the needs that are prevalent in our community, but it is even more important that we measure the progress made on improving conditions for all. This information will help us make better decisions in where to invest your donated dollars.

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Education • Prevention strategies

• Outreach/advocacy services

• Access to building blocks for academic success

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• Movement toward self-sufficiency

Health • Affordable/accessible

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These are just a few examples. In total, UWSC conservatively estimates anticipated grant requests and program growth to total nearly $300,000. We live in a very generous community but know that this would still be an uncharacteristic increase to attach to our campaign goal in just one year. However, it certainly indicates the increased need for support. This year’s goal will be announced at our kickoff event to be held on Friday, September 11.

> September 11, 7:30 a.m. – Kickoff

Join us at The Plex in north Ames for a hot breakfast and an inspirational start to the 2105 Campaign. Watch your mail and email for your official invite! RSVPs to unitedway@uwstory.org are encouraged.

> September 11 – Day of Caring Volunteers are needed to help with various tasks at area nonprofits. Half or full day shifts are offered, and everyone gets a free t-shirt. Sign up your group online at www.uwstory.org/day-of-caring!

> December 10, 5 p.m. – Celebration

Celebrate the conclusion of another campaign! We’ll gather at the Holiday Inn on University Boulevard in Ames for heavy hors d’oeuvres, awards and the campaign announcement. A formal invitation will be mailed in November.

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315 Clark AvenueAmes, IA 50010(515) 268-5142unitedway@uwstory.org

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UnitedWayTocquevilleSocietyThe Tocqueville Society was formed in 1984 to deepen individual understanding of, commitment to and support for United Way’s work in advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all. The Tocqueville Society is a national roster that recognizes local philanthropic leaders and volunteer champions who have devoted time, talent and funds to create long-lasting changes by tackling our communities’ most serious issues. Membership in the Tocqueville Society, named after the renowned French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville who held in high regard American’s spirit for philanthropy in human services, is granted to individuals who contribute $10,000 or more annually to a member United Way.

Tocqueville-level gifts enable United Way to advance the common good through investments in the highest areas of need for our community and create stability and continuity in supporting initiatives.

We are proud to recognize the following individuals and families for their leadership in creating a brighter future for Story County.

2014 Tocqueville Society Members – $10,000 and more

Becker Family FoundationHeather and Gary Botine*George White FamilyKinzler Family FundMaureen and Christopher Snyder*Marianne and David SpaldingConnie and Roger UnderwoodKaren and Jonathan Wickert

*Endowment Builders contributing $1,000 or more to the United Way Endowment

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Cindy and Matthew BaughmanBurke Family FoundationSue and Bill BurkeAnn CampbellMary and Alan ChristySharon and Joe CollettiJennifer and Brian Dieter*Carol and Fred HoibergWilla and David HolgerMarge HunzikerJulie and Mitchell JensenGene and Dick JohnsonJenni and Steve KogerTeresa and Jami LarsonBeverly and Warren Madden*

$5,000 – $9,999Marie and Ken McCuskeyAllen MyersTricia and Tom PohlmanEllen and Jamie PollardTara and William RamseyPam and Dan SargentSherry and Lee SargentAmber and Todd SommerfeldKathie SommerfeldRebecca and Evan StadlmanRuth and Clayton Swenson*James YegerlehnerKim and Scott Zahnle

Jane and David AckerMichelle and John AmatoDebra Anderson-Reynolds and Richard ReynoldsDenise and Scott BauerIrene Beavers*Phyllis E. CrouseCheryl and James DavisAnn and Mike EspesetPatrick FagaBryan FoggCarol and Keith Folkmann*Amy and Jerry FranklLesley and Pat GearyKathleen and Charles Glatz*Mary and John Haila

Darlene and Neil HarlSuzanne HendrichLiz and Randy HertzDarlene and Dean HunzikerCarolyn and Chuck JonsJean and Marion KresseLinda LehmanBeth and Craig MarrsRose and Philip MartinNancy and Stephen McGillJami and Gary MirkaFrankee and Jim Oleson*Randi and Steven PetersJo Anne Powell Coffman and Clark CoffmanMary S. and D. Raj Raman

David RoyerCindy and John RussellAnn and Roy SnyderPenny and Rob SoatGail and David SporlederJulie and Chad StoneKathryn and Roy StrasburgSusan and Roy TeasJanice WalterMary and James WestToni and Bill WhitmanWendy Wintersteen and Robert WaggonerAmy and Chad ZmolekAnonymous

$2,500 – $4,999

$1,500 – $2,499Vicki and Bryce AbelJaNelle and Lloyd AndersonLinda and Adam AndersonMartha Anderson and George BurnetNancy and Iver AndersonScott AndrewsElizabeth and Robert AngeliciAngela and John ArnoldJon AugustusPat and Louis BanittBetty Baudler Horras and Chuck HorrasBonnie Beer and David OrthSue and Dave BensonDawn and Ray Bratsch-PrinceJanet and Rick BrimeyerChris and Kevin L. BrooksSarah and J. Ben BuckGerri Bugg and Jack WinklerAlta and Jerald BygDianne and Keith Bystrom

Kathy and Steven CarterSusan and George ChristensenLaura and Daniel ClousePatricia Cotter and Peter OrazemChris and Arnold CowanCarolyn Cutrona and Daniel RussellBarbara and John Dalhoff*Amber and Lucas DeardorffRachel Derscheid and Jon StaronBonnie and David DicksonJames DicksonJim DohrmannPaul DurbinJane and William EdwardsLori K. and Roger D. EidePamela Elliott Cain and Ron CainDan EnglerBecky and Peter EnglinDebra and William FennellyKathleen Foster-Wendel and Jonathan Wendel

Linda Glantz Ward and Doug WardShelley and William GoeckeRuth and Jake GravesMarilyn GreenBarb and Jerry GroepperRay GustafsonTherese and Pat HalburPam and Ron HallenbeckConnie Hardy and Charles HurburghDorothy HeintzJanet and Pete Hermanson*Karen and Alan Hermanson*Thomas HertzVicki HetlandBrenda and Keith HobsonJuliana and Tony HoganMaynard HogbergDonald HotchkissJanice and Richard JohansenSarah and Sam KasparChristine and Alexander King

Mary Jo and Roger KluesnerAnne and Mike KrapflCathy and Derek KrebsMarlys and George LaddBecky and Kendall LamkeyMarsha Lampe and Timothy LupardusJanelle and Eric LehmkuhlPatricia and Nels LerstenBrad LilienthalDeb and John LinchDiane and Craig MackOlivia Madison and Gregory PalermoIllissaSue McClellandSherry and Michael McCoyRon McMillenW. Diane MuncriefShelli and Erik MunnCarol and John NelsonGary NunnSarah Nusser and Michael King

Darlene and Thomas PhillipsRuth RobsonDiane and Craig RoverSusan RubyDorothy and Thomas SallyCosette and Louis ScallonRuth and Vern SchaeferCandy and Steven SchainkerBeate SchmittmannNancy and Rick SchreierJohn R. SchroeterColleen and Adam SchwartzSuzan and John ShierholzCathy and Gary SmelserMindy and Steve TenneyJanet and Gary ThompsonLeo TimmsStephanie VanderWalDelphine and Robert WeissGail and Gary WiersonBecky and Ryan WittMaggie and Brent WynjaAnonymous

$1,000 – $1,499Cathy and Daniel AdamsKate and Timothy AhlersJill and Jacob AlexanderRami AlmokayyadRupal AminClaire AndreasenLynn and Rodney BagleyJanet and Marvin BakkerLisa Banitt and William BarryDonald BearVirginia and Lindsey BeecherKristen BehlingJudith and Donald BeitzGeorge Belitsos and Peter WolfeChristine and Todd BerryhillLori Biederman and Dave PetersonDiane and Kenneth BirtAngela and Scott BleichNancy and Dan BlumeJudy and Mark BohlmannJanet and Don BorcherdingElizabeth and David BowmanNancy BrannamanJanice Breitling and Ken TalbertChristine and Chris BrinkmeyerJay BrownPatricia BrownSue and Loyd BrownShannon and Garey Bryan

Marny and Peter BuckJo and Verle BurgasonJon BurnsBrenda BurroughElizabeth and Mark CahillMary Jo and Richard CaranoAngela and Jarod CarlNancy and Jon CarlsonR.L. CarstensSally and Jerry ChasePeggy and Mark ChidisterStuart ChristensonBarbara and Scott ClarkDonna and John CleasbySherri and Scott ClewellEdna and Wayne ClintonCedric CollinsKristen and Alan ConstantElizabeth and David CoxSamantha and Stephen CrossC. Sue and Michael CrumStacey and Dan CulhaneVenita and Robert CurrieVeronica and Frederick DarkCrystal DavisMarsha and Darren DiesCathy and Neal DietzMary Ann and William DillaJean and David Dirks

Drena DobbsMaureen and Scott DockstaderJay DonaldsonKim and James DownardStacy and Gene DreyerCatherine and Dave ElsenbastElizabeth and Gary ErbesAlyce and Glenn FanslowJeremy FieldsKristine and Jeff FierceFaith and Douglas FinnemoreNikki and Lloyd FlandersJon FlemingThomas FowlerMarilla L. and David FoxChristy and Matt FrancoAlisa and Matt FrandsenSusan and Fritz FranzenJoanne and Charles FrederiksenClare and Jim FrevertPaula and James FriedrichAnn Gansemer-Topf and Dan TopfPeg and Tim GaulCathy and David GerbrachtAnne and Jim GibbonsLinda GibbsEmily and Ben GibsonLora and Joe GibsonKerry and Charles Gilarski

Tami and Steve GoodhueStephanie GottDebbie and Craig GrandgenettJoy and Bryan GravelineJosephine and Shane GrayAllison and Thomas GreenwaldDelores GronemeyerGarry GruhnMelba and Karl GschneidnerJill and Michael GuffyKaren and Steven HallbergJohnie and Earl HammondDina and Nicolas HamoucheSusan and Tim HansenMargy and Mark HansonBonnie and Bruce HarmonMartino HarmonMary HarmsSuzanne and John HarrengaCheryl HedlundLynn and Brad HeemstraSusie and Jeff HemphillKathryn and William HendersonLynn and Dale HenricksNancy Hibbs-Good and Donald GoodBillye and Thomas HillLarissa Holtmyer Jones and Dean Jones

Sandy and Dick HortonMelinda and John HowardQing HuDianne and Rick HugdahlDarrell HughesJulie and Tom HuismanAli HusainKimberly and Chris IiamsCynthia and Frank JeffreyCally and John JennettTeri and Kurt JensenRobert JerniganAlecia and Chris JohnsonCarla and Dan JohnsonDebbie and Thomas JohnsonIda and Alan JohnsonPeggy and Jeffery JohnsonChristy Johnson-Lynch and Joe LynchColleen and Robert JollyLenita Jordan Sara and Chris JorgensenPamela KahlerKeri and Rob KainKevin KaneSrikanth KatragaddaBetty and Dennis KeeneyFritz Keinert

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$1,000 – $1,499 CONTINUEDKaren Kiel Rosser and Lewis RosserMarianne and Randy KiliperJennifer KillionChris and John KinleyMary and Mike KitchellArthur KleinJill and Todd KlindtCatherine and Terence KlingEmily and Tim KohnkeGarrett KorrectAnnette and Darryl KoudelkaCathann KressSharon and Dan KriegerBeverly and Ken KruempelJean Krusi and Ed BraunMiles LackeyKathleen and Russell LaczniakMartha LamoureuxLynn LanningKathy and John LawrenceAnn and Tracy LawsJanet and Steven LeathTodd LeeSara and Brad LehmanMarta and Sergio LenceJulie and Douglas LenhartPhyllis and Larry LepkeSuzanne and Richard LeSarLorrie and Jeffrey LockremJane LohnesLisa Lorenzen Dahl and Scott Dahl

Diane and Tim LowryGlenys and David LynchWayne MacalRuth and Ted MacDonaldAdin Mann and Suzanne ZilberGerald MartinsonTeresa and Terry MasonWanda and Doug McCayTeresa McLaughlinMary and Joseph MerchantNatalie MerrillAmy and Chad MesenbrinkElizabeth and Wyatt MillerLaura and David MillerLynn MillerAmy and Charles MooneyJohn MooreKathy and David MooreCarol Ann and David MorrisSuzanne and Jon MullenbachKathy and Rod MummMelissa MundtEd NassifLeona and Bradley NauChris and James NearyAnne and Chris NelsonErin NelsonCarol and Thomas NeumannMarcie and Jason NiegschSree NilakantaCheryl and Frank NogelLisa Nolan

Sarah NostwichJulie and Mark NuterMatthew OakleyLori and Dan OhDorothy Ohl Lewis and Donald LewisCarole and Larry OttemanKatharine OutkaBrian ParksCorrie and Brandon PattenJohn PeelerCarla PetersonCora and Mike PhillipsJennifer Plagman-Galvin and Jeremy GalvinMonica and Max PorterLoni and Richard PringnitzDebra ProwJo Ellen and Doug PyleTina and Doug RagallerSarah Rajala and Jim AanstoosChitra and Krishna RajanShobana and Aragula RaoSharon and Mark RasmussenAllen RaushelMarsha and Paul ReadheadJo and Darrel RensinkVickie and Paul RhoadsHarriet and Robert RinggenbergJill and Mike RoofDenise and Max RothschildDiane and Lantz Rugg

Sarah RyanVicki and Scott SaiengaNabil SalamaEllen and Drue SanderKaren and Brad SargentJon, Kris and Matthew ScharingsonTrisha and Jim SchlickKatharine and Patrick SchnablePam and Charles SchwabCathy and Raymond SchwichtenbergJoAnn and Jerry SellJoel SeveringhausJill and Larry ShefflerKaren and Bob ShirkTraci Shogren-KnaakAmy and Mark SlagellHeather and Paul SlifkaArron SmithRichard SmithJeanette and Leland SmithsonJessica and David SosnouskiJean and Selden SpencerVirginia StaffordMary Kay and Clint SteeleMindy and Graig StenslandJodi and Ed SteyerLoyal StierlenTeresa and Melody StolfusJan SvecJay Swanson

MaryJo and Jack SwansonSarah and Brent SwansonMargaret and John TaitLinda and Richard TallmanLucille and Elwyn TaylorMichelle and Joel ThilgesAnn ThompsonJanice and Harold ThompsonKathleen E. and John L. TimmonsTodd TjadenCherie and Brian TorresiPatty Trom-Bird and Michael BirdSusan and David TuckerAmy and James TwettenBarb and Gregory UteschChristine and Gary VanSickelJon WagonerKristina and Dustin WalkupBarbara and Allen WeberColleen and David F. WeberRobert WestJamie WeydertKatie and Gregory WhitePam and Scott WhitePaul WhiteEdward WiedmannDeb and Chuck WinkleblackDianne and Terry WycoffQijing ZhangJan and Thomas ZimmermanAnonymous

WOMEN WITH INITIATIVE

Tanya AndersonElizabeth BairdIrene BeaversHeather BotineSarah BuckAnn CampbellMichelle CassabaumMary Christy

Phyllis E. CrouseAmber DeardorffSarah DvorakLisa EslingerJacki FoleyDr. Nancy Franz Nicole GebhartKelly Hendrick

Liz HertzDebra JohnsonNancy KellerYvonne KinzlerCathy KrebsJean KresseBeverly MaddenLouise McCormick

Marie McCuskeyCarla NordstromFrankee OlesonRandi PetersKarin SevdeSuzan ShierholzKathie SommerfeldGlenda Swegle

Ruth SwensonJanice WalterJulie WeeksLaura WestLynn WhislerElizabeth Wilt-CableKim Zahnle

Members of Women with Initiative contribute a minimum $1,000 annually to improve financial literacy among at-risk women in Story County.

YOUNG LEADERS SOCIETY

Chelsey and Cameron AisenbreyValeria AlamedaSarah and Chris AndersenJaclyn and Brian AnderzhonJeremy ArendsAndrew AspelundBrian AultShannon BardoleLindsey and Bret BartholomewStephanie and Adam BatesAnthony BattazziKelsey BeckJenny and Brett BenedictAmy BergerMary BonnstetterNikki BoockDiane BorcherdingJaime and Erik BunkerSarah and Nathan BussMelissa CampbellKelsey and Josh CarperEmily and Jon ChildressAmber and Damien CorrieriChrystel CrenshawPaul CroweKatie Davidson and Andrew RullestadChelsie DicksonRobyn Dodd

Lindsay and Ryan EdgingtonAdam EgelandBrynn EitzenMonica and Matthew EmersonAmanda ErwineHolland and Dustin EvermoreJessica FinchamTara FisherAndrew FlanderLauren FrandsenLisa and Matt FrerichsJenny and Tom GallagherBrent GantenbeinTillie and Steve Good Vanessa and Joshua GravedoniBrenna and Lucas GrayCora and Scott GriffenKatherine HallenbeckAndrea Hammes Dodge and Justin DodgeKim HannaJennifer and Cory HansonCourtney HartwigNikki and Robert HartzSarah HavemanKatharine HensleyDanielle and Eric HockenberryNicholas HoffmanTaylor Hopper

Kelly and Jesse HowardMelissa HulmeCourtney and Joel JacobsenBen JacobsonTrent JacobsonNick JohnsonNick JohnsonSabreana JohnstonKristen and Jeff KaneStephen KesterEric KunkelJames LahartBrian LarsonKristan and Greg LawlessCheryl Lawson and Samuel WorleySarah and Jay LettowMitch LongtinKristin and Trey MasonAshley and Tim MaurerCassandra McConkey and Daniel LippardMichael McCoolBreanna McCubbinMandy and Ryan McGuireErik MengelGeorge MicaloneYonas MichaelEdward MoranJoe Morphew

Jessica and Jason MortvedtTerrasa Mouw-Grewell and Tim GrewellJessica and Matt NelsonMackinzie OlechnovicsNicole OlsonLisa OxleyKristin and Bryan PatesMelissa PetersonDick PfarrerAndrea PolandJenny and AJ PollardAmanda and Ted RasmussonGaila and John RearickBeth RehbeinElizabeth and James RichardsJared RingusMelissa and Pat RowanJenna RoyerTeresa and Tim RummerJon SargentMary and Ryan SavageStephanie and Adam SchmidtLisa Schulte-Moore and Peter MooreHayley SchumacherNathan ScottAutumn and Andrew SeilerMegan Severson

Jarod ShellAndre SilvaNicole and Neal SmithRachel SorensenBret StaehlingJoni and Joe SteenhoekAngela and Joe StrotmanJenni and Jake TalbottCory UngsLeslie and Jake Van DykeAshley and John VaughnAmber Vaughn-SchaeferSteven WalterLindsey and Paul WanderscheidJenniffer Westfall and Rick PetersDenise WilliamsSara and Travis WilsonMelissa and Austin WoodinJake Zimmerman Anonymous

Members of the Young Leaders Society, an affinity group for donors age 40 and younger, contribute $250-$999 annually.